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MANATEE COUNTY — Few people live life with a true understanding of what it means to love people and live what they believe.
But Myakka City resident Allan Randolph "Randy" Ballard did.
The lifelong cowboy died July 11, 2009, after a valiant battle with cancer. Hundreds of friends and family members gathered to celebrate Ballard's life July 15 at Myakka Family Worship Center on Singletary Road. His burial followed at New Zion Baptist Church in Ona. He was 58 years old.
"To sum up Randy, he was a Christian man that loved his family," longtime friend Dr. Johnnie Copeland said. "He made an impact on anybody he touched — all age groups … The community will miss him. He'll never be replaced, but he did leave a standard for the rest of us to try to live up to."
Ballard grew up on his family's cattle ranch in Myakka City. The lessons he learned in hard work and responsibility he passed on to every youth he could, particularly through his work with the 4-H club and the Manatee County fair.
A lifelong cowboy, Ballard used his expertise and passion for cattle and agriculture as an avenue to mentor youth. Through 4-H, he and his wife, Diana, also took local children all across the state for livestock shows and other activities, and his role at the Manatee County Fair as barn superintendent and fair director created a powerful legacy for those who knew him.
"He was always being positive for the kids — even when his cancer was so bad this past January," said Tammy Meador, who grew up on a neighboring family farm in Myakka. "He was so sick, but he showed up there at the fair to support these kids no matter how bad he felt."
"He invested in people," lifelong friend Larry Cline added. "He and his wife, both. You can't separate the two. In all the years I've known them, the door to their home has been open to so many people."
Even as Ballard battled his own health issues, including cancer and a genetic kidney disease, he kept his focus on other people and how he could best serve them instead of dwelling on his own needs.
Cline said Randy Ballard seemed to have built-in radar for sensing when there was trouble or heartache. At those times, he'd just show up to be with his friends.
"He didn't say a lot, but he would just spend time with you," Cline said.
And time was precious to Ballard. He soaked up each moment, living life to the fullest and keeping a positive attitude despite the circumstances, his friends said.
Whether an old friend, youth from 4-H or a family member, Ballard's life was filled with people he loved. They hunted together. They fished together. They worked cattle together. He rarely was alone.
Having grown up on the farm and having worked as a cowboy for Schroeder-Manatee Ranch for nearly 25 years, Ballard was known for his toughness and his way with cattle.
Even five months before his death, he was named all-around cowboy at the annual Schroeder-Manatee Ranch Cup — a match-up in which cowboys play polo and polo players rope cattle.
Randy Ballard also played softball for more than 20 years on both industrial and church leagues. He and friend Powell Helm grew especially close over the last few years, sharing a passion for Tampa Bay Rays baseball. When they didn't use Helm's season tickets, the friends caught the Rays on television.
"We were coaching the team — they just weren't listening to us," Helm said, laughing. "While he was in the hospital, he didn't miss a game."
Ballard, a member of Bethany Baptist Church, also was known to his friends as a practical jokester who loved to laugh and play pranks on friends.
"I never saw the man (when) he was not upbeat," Copeland said. "We might go for a few days or six months without seeing each other. He was the same every time."
Ballard is survived by his wife, Diana; sons, Ron and Ray of Spartanburg County, S.C.; five grandchildren; brothers Denny of Myakka City, Clinton of Zephryhills, Scott of Arcadia and Larry Cline of Myakka City; sisters Terri Haskins of Bradenton, Sharon Carson of Arcadia and Shirley Reigle and Trish Lingo of Myakka City; three uncles; 19 nieces and nephews; eight grand-nieces and nephews; mother-in-law Virginia Starks and three sisters-in-law.
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Developers want to tear down this former restaurant in Berlin on the Barre-Montpelier Road and replace it with an office building, plus build a 54-unit apartment complex on the hillside in the background.BERLIN Owners of a six-lot subdivision that overlooks the Barre-Montpelier Road and is now home to an Autozone are hoping to redevelop one of the remaining parcels while constructing an apartment complex on another. Assuming the Fecteau family is able to obtain state and local permits, the vacant building that once housed Taco Bell and most recently Simply Subs II will be razed to make room for a 5,040-square-foot office building at the base of Overlook Drive, and a 54-unit apartment building will be constructed in two phases just up the hill.
Berlins Development Review Board is considering both applications, which were filed separately by different branches of the same family-owned business.
Fecteau Commercial Inc. has proposed replacing the vacant restaurant with a single-story office building, while Fecteau Residential Inc. is advancing plans for the four-story apartment complex. Both projects were the subject of recent hearings before the local board and will also require state land-use permits.
Traffic is expected to be a key consideration, given the proximity of the private drive that would serve both developments to the intersection of the Barre-Montpelier Road and the Berlin State Highway. The local board is waiting for input from the state Agency of Transportation before deciding whether to schedule additional hearings on either or both of the proposals.
Traffic was an issue in the permit process that paved the way for the construction of Autozone. The state required the elimination of the Barre-Montpelier Road curb cut that had served the building where Simply Subs II was doing business at the time. That drive was replaced with an entrance off Overlook Drive the private dead-end road that was constructed to serve the hillside subdivision. According to documents filed with the town, the office building would be leased to a single tenant, which is not named but is expected to employ up to 30 people.
The new building would be reoriented on the site, and though local regulations require only 21 parking spaces the plan is to create 40 spaces using land from a neighboring parcel in the subdivision.
According to the application, the additional parking is being created in part to accommodate some future use of a building. The available parking would be enough, materials suggest, for a retail establishment with 19 employees or a 120-seat restaurant.
Although Fecteau Commercial is proposing a surplus of parking for the office building at the base of Overlook Drive, Fecteau Residential is seeking a waiver of the towns parking requirement for the apartment complex planned up the hill. Based on the number of proposed units, the towns regulations call for 126 parking spaces, but the application contends that figure is excessive given contemplated lease restrictions that would limit the number of cars tenants could own. The complex would eventually include 38 two-bedroom units, 16 one-bedroom units and two studio apartments. The proposed restriction would essentially limit the number of cars tenants could park on site to the number of bedrooms in their apartment.
The parking plan presented by Fecteau Residential anticipates 102 spaces, including 10 spaces for visitors.
According to the application, the apartment complex would be built in two nearly identical phases. The lone exception is a common building that would eventually link two other structures that are essentially mirror images of each other.
The common building would include a ground-floor lobby and administrative offices and provide access to the stairway and elevators, while the upper three floors would house a mix of dining, exercise and recreational space for tenants.
The ground floor of the first of two structures that would contain the mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments 28 in all would include room for some indoor parking, as well as storage space. The apartments would be on the top three floors.
The plan contemplates eventually duplicating that structure on the opposite side of the common building.
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As salaamu alaykum
Has anyone had an open house/Interfaith Iftar?
If so did you have a handout and can you post it here?
Also any suggestions and advice for having one?
My new project....
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Asalamualaikum wrt wb,
All praise be to Allah, and may peace be upon Prophet Muhammad.
Honorable sister,
May Allah reward you for you eagerness to give dawah and explain Islam to your non-Muslim neighbors. There is a very important article on the subject of inter-religious dialogue by Dr. Ahmed Kobeisy in a book called Islam in America (I believe Jannah has a copy).
I can briefly recall the following points:
1.) 'Interfaith' was an initiative founded by the Catholic Church aimed at uniting the various Christian denominations. As such, the term is not appropriate for Muslim-Christian dialogue.
2.) Various churches have agendas in their outreach to Muslims, and likewise, we must carefully plan our agenda when going into these meetings. If we don't do that, we can end up compromising on religious points and 'water down' Islam. We don't want to do this.
3.) There are certain Fiqh aspects related to meeting non Muslims that we may not know:, such as that is forbidden that we stand in prayer with them, participate in their ceremonies, or wear clothes or participate in symbolism specific to their religion, such as burning candles or singing, etc.
It is very important that you are very knowledable in Aqeedah if you intend to have fruitful meetings with our non-Muslims neighbors.
If I come across the article, I will forward it to you inshallah.
And Allah knows best.
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Wa alaykum as salaam wa rhamatullah wa barakatu
I appreciate your concerns and they are 'spot on.'
Just to clarify some of your points.
Actually I am no longer eager to spend my time giving dawah and actually shy away from it. I feel my time is better spent educating the Muslims. This happend shortly after 9/11 when I realized Muslims in my area knew little about our religion. (Main reason I started the masjid library)
I looked up the meaning of interfaith, after your post, and do not see why I can not use it. (serious comment, not an indignant response) Perhaps if I use it in the lowercase form it will not refer to to the church's initiative. Hmm... what word would you suggest for many faiths? This event is a continuation of the Tents of Abraham series our masjid is participating in with the various faiths in our area. Agendas? Absolutely... how can I deny it...even i have my own agenda when i am making out bookmarks, brochures and fliers! I am not sure about other Muslims, but when i leave these type of gatherings i am always glad i am following Islam. However, and a whole different topic- I get so dissappointed with the Muslims and their social, managerial, and event running ways....
#3 kills me- because you are so right. and it ties right in with the the watering down behaviors of the Muslims. During these singing, candle ceremonies I just step back and watch in disbelief as Muslims participate. What are they thinking? So i do what is comfortable when i am helping the Imam with these events. Alhumdullillah I can usually find something to do that does not seems to given in to my Islamic principles, like sitting at a table displaying Islamic books or giving out WhyIslam brochures. There was one day, a heart breaking day when I realized the Muslims will bend over for the Christians, when they will compromise their values. In a meeting a Reverend went to shake my hand in front of all the spiritual leaders at a round table. i hesitated and hesitated expecting the Muslim leader to come to my defence. It didn't happen. Ya Allah.
Everything in your post just reminded me of why I have backed off from dawah interfaith atmospheres. Aqeedah.. just the basics. Worship only Allah, prayers and charity. It is all I deal with- there is never enough time/opportunity to get into all the other stuff. A wise brother once told me a story about how his debates with other men almost took him off the path of Islam. This man is sooo much more knowledgeable than me- after his story, i took his advice and example and stay with the basics..
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Asalamualaikum wrt wb,
Mashallah sister, may Allah reward you for your efforts, keep up the good work. You are doing the right thing by giving the dawah and following the suggestions of the scholars. Sh. Kobeisy prefers the term "inter-religious dialogue" to 'interfaith' when meeting with those of other religions.
Also, reaching out to Muslims, as you stated, should be a priority for us. There are many Bosnian families in upstate New York, (Utica for example) that need our attention, and we should not forget our Muslim brothers and sisters in our Dawah efforts.
In the end, we turn to Allah, and ask Him, the Most High, to guide the hearts of the people. Oh Allah, please accept from us. Oh Allah, guide us and others through us, and let us be the means of spreading beneficial knowledge. Ameen.
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I just put up a brochure in the Ramadan section. Might be something you could use or get ideas from
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If I come across the article, I will forward it to you inshallah.
As salaamu alaykum
Did you ever come across it?
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Location: Saranac, N.Y.
Price: $750,000
Beds/Baths: 4/4
Sq. Ft.: 3,100
Don't be fooled by the conventional exterior, this mountain retreat is actually a converted missile launching pad. The main lodge sits atop a 2,300-square-foot silo that's been transformed into a cavernous, luxury living space.
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Formerly a Cold War launchpad, the home features a 125-foot stairwell that leads down to two master suites encased in concrete.
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Amenities include a state-of-the-art kitchen, spacious dining room and Jacuzzis. The home's entertainment center is in a funnel-shaped pillar that used to serve as the missile pad's control center.
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This conversion may not be a home, but we're making an exception because, come on -- how can you give the short shrift to an amusement park that's been constructed out of a nuclear plant? Giving a 1 million pound reactor quite the makeover, Wunderland theme park is in Kalkar, Germany, and features hotel rooms, bars, amusement park rides and restaurants.
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One highlight of the reactor's Disney-like offerings is its wing ride. The ride whirls passengers around the inside of the retired power plant's cooling tower.
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Touted as the world's most sophisticated nuclear plant, construction on the reactor began in 1972. But Chernobyl was a huge buzz, and prompted public outcry noisy enough to halt its construction. It sat dormant until a Dutch businessman snatched it up and transformed it into an entertainment complex that sees 600,000 visitors a year.
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Location: Chicago, Ill.
Price: $600,000
Beds/Baths: 3/N/A
Sq. Ft.: 4,000
Do you heap hymns onto the karaoke queue? Are you a sucker for Sunday double-headers?
Do you use the words "gosh" and "heck" a lot?
If you answered yes to all those questions, then this could be your ticket to paradise. Formerly a Lutheran cathedral, this church is now a sprawling home.
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From the outside, the home still looks like a church. But inside is a different story. Among other touches, the interior boasts double-oak staircases and ceilings that stretch 40 feet high.
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The home's first floor has three bedrooms and a "bamboo-appointed" bathroom, HuffPost writes. The second floor, overlooking the space's sweeping hardwood floors, has the property's leftover pulpit.
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The home has also held onto its two-story bell tower. Just be careful not to get trigger happy with the ding-donging.
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Location: Savannah, Ga.
Price: $3.35 million
Beds/Baths: 3/4
Sq. Ft.: 4,504
Built in 1892, this home was the "Ships of the Sea Museum" until it underwent a full-blown makeover that transformed it into a luxury home. The home offers stunning views through floor-to-ceiling glass windows.
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The home has an elevator that lifts you up through three stories brimming with "custom finishes and fine craftsmanship," according to the listing. You can also use the home's winding glass staircase if you want a little exercise.
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The home features an iron balcony, where you can see some jaw-dropping views.
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The home's third-floor terrace has a circular glass dome and two levels with a gas grill and potting shed.
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How about that! Apparently, a residence in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands rests inside the sturdy shell of a what used to be a water tower. By the looks of a blueprint of the tower we found on TreeHugger.com, the structure has 7 floors.
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A winding staircase leads visitors up the stark, cylindrical interior.
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You don't to have travel to the water tower's top to slake your thirst: There's a tap in the kitchen.
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Location: Tampa, Fla.
Price: $1.35 million
Beds/Baths: 1/1
Sq. Ft.: 5,200
Stop, drop and roll! This home is a former firehouse built in 1911. Behind its staid, brick exterior awaits a glamorous interior with fine finishes and exquisite detail.
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The home has an elevator, the listing says, but there's no mention of a fire pole. The second floor is basically just one sprawling penthouse. There's a "secluded" courtyard outside.
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The alternative dwelling is perfect for your well-heeled car buff: Its garage can, of course, house a few firetrucks -- or 12 cars.
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Location: Carmel Valley, Calif.
Price: $2.95 million
Beds/Baths: 3/1
Sq. Ft.: 21,718
With Armageddon just around the corner (according to the Mayans), house hunters may want to start thinking about how to ride out all that impending fire and brimstone. This converted 10-story satellite dish built to withstand a five-megaton nuclear hit is one option.
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NASA constructed the Jamesburg Earth Station in 1968 to receive transmissions from the Apollo moon landings, the Los Angeles Times reports. The property offers 160 acres along with a 20,000-square-foot residential carapace with three bedrooms and a helipad.
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Sheltered from the winds and equipped with its own self-contained air system, the Jamesburg Earth Station is "a great place for Armegeddon," owner Jeffrey Bullis told the L.A. Times.
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Felt a little more comfortable today thanks to the decrease in wind. That and a respectable recovery from these morning low temperatures:
Some places shot up over 30 degrees thanks to full sun and a change in wind direction.
Our huge dome of high pressure is now pushing offshore, allowing a south/southwest breeze to take over. Now as the warmer air moves in, some are more concerned about the chances for rain than whether or not we hit 60 degrees. As the map below shows, our rainfall deficit of 6+ inches in Boston since August 1st has pushed us into Moderate Drought.
If you're looking for a rain-maker, this is not your weather system. A boney band of showers attached to this cool front will push through on Thursday afternoon. Expect a ground-wetting for some, and a period of light rain for others. There was some optimism for steadier, all-day rain on Sunday, but that now appears to be overdone.
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We're off to an iffy start to the weekend as nuisance rain and wet snow moves across the area. While it's not a well organized area of low pressure, it develops right near us midday, and that'll be enough for a tricky forecast. Light to moderate rain/snow is on and off early this morning with a heavier burst of precipitation possible late morning, through mid afternoon in eastern MA (11:00AM-3:00PM).
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That's the way to get it done! Fine finish to the workweek as sun dominated and winds behaved.
I submit that is the one - and perhaps only - reason these days have felt springlike in this extended thaw. If the winds were gusty on a day like today, the sun (albeit a little stronger these days) is really no help.
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Nice mid-winter weather? Here's how I envision it:
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*Little to no wind
That last bullet point (IMO) is probably the biggest when outside this time of year. After our morning fog lifts out of here all three of those criteria will be met this afternoon AND.....it's Friday. #Winning.
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As far as blah days go, this was the blahest.
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I still remember a couple of agents in my office who - after a couple of months of trying to survive in an impossible market - just sat down at their desks one Friday afternoon, put their heads down, and began to cry. Sure they were, in a very real sense, my immediate competitors; but, still, I felt very sorry for them. Their own homes and life savings were on-the-line!
One of these guys suddenly looked up and across the room at me. (We were always civil to each other, but never friends.) As if he were enraged he says to me, '[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]So how are you holding up, Ace?[/I][/COLOR]' I tried to give him a, 'middle of the road' sort of reply; but, a very helpful female agent, sitting just across from me, blurted out, '[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]Oh, you don't have to worry about him.' 'Ace has had 7 straight all cash deals in a row![/I][/COLOR]' (It was true.)
Both men looked at me, and asked, '[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]How, the Hell, did you do that?[/I][/COLOR]' I told them, quite honestly, that the coincidence of my good fortune hadn't occurred to me until that very moment! (and it hadn't!) Know what? It's the same way, now, with ammunition. There's very little ammo for sale in northeastern Pennsylvania. This past Monday I called 8 or 9 gun shops looking for the only caliber that I'm really low on: 22 Long Rifle.
I didn't want just any ammo, I wanted the best 22 LR ammo that I could find. (NOT Eley, OK!) Just when I said to my wife, '[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]This is hopeless![/I][/COLOR]' I made one more phone call to a shop about 45 miles away that just happens to be near one of our favorite restaurants. (Probably the best, 'bar cuisine' in NEPA!) The girl who answered the phone said, '[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]I'll look.[/I][/COLOR]' She comes back on the line and says to me, '[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]You know what?' 'I just saw some all the way at the back of the shelf.[/I][/COLOR]'
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When my turn finally came up I asked the attractive young lady if she wouldn't mind reaching down to the end of that long row and giving me all the Stinger boxes that she had. She went to the row and took forever to pull forward 10 boxes of brand new, bright and shiny, Stinger ammo! Then she turns around to me and says, '[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]I'm sorry, Sir; but there's a 3 box limit.[/I][/COLOR]' I gritted my teeth and replied, '[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]Young lady, I've driven a long way to come here; and I'm a regular customer.[/I][/COLOR]'
She didn't appear to be moved; and, just when I thought I'd run out 'a luck, my wife suddenly comes out with, '[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]My goodness, what a beautiful wedding ring you have on![/I][/COLOR]' The compliment was sincere; it really was one of the nicest wedding rings I've seen in years! So, the two of them compare wedding rings for awhile. (Many, many years ago I had my wife's wedding ring custom-made out of carved and inlaid platinum.) Then, right in the middle of a rather animated conversation I heard the young lady say, '[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]Oh, I guess it'll be all right.' 'I'm just going to have to write it up on separate tickets.[/I][/COLOR]'
So, that's how I got the last 10 boxes of Stinger 22 LR ammo left in Northeastern Pennsylvania! I've, now, got an ammo magazine full of every caliber and gauge that I shoot! I do regard this situation as patently hysterical. While I was in the store I saw only one Bushmaster tactical carbine in a gun rack that is usually overflowing with AR's and AK's.
When I commented to one of the customers that, '[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]I already had mine.[/I][/COLOR]' He asked me what it was. I told him it was an almost new, 'LE marked' Colt 6920; and the guy nearly floored me with the comment, '[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]I'll give you $3,500.00 for it, right now![/I][/COLOR]' I smiled and said I wasn't interested; but, I wished him good luck in finding one for himself.
Without realizing it he started something of a, 'fire storm' for me. My wife overheard the conversation, and whispered in my ear, '[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]Now, might be a good time to sell one of those things![/I][/COLOR]' I told her it WAS a good time; but the day might come when I'm not there; and she might need it. (In spite of what that idiot, 'Sancho Panza' says, any AR is a very easy gun for a woman to shoot! Unlike a shotgun, there's almost no recoil Duh! :freak:) )
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During the eighties Pat Benatar reigned as the biggest female rock act on the planet. She changed the face of music and influenced a fashion craze that made aerobic wear the coolest wardrobe on the planet. Her debut album In the Heat of the Night was certified gold in 1980 and "Hit Me with your Best Shot" off Crimes of Passion was her first number one hit. Pat Benatar is still singing her hit songs to crowds of people all over the country and this year she is going to be a sure fire hit with concert goers.
Pat Benatar Tour Dates and Schedule
Sunday, 8:30 PM
Laughlin, NV
Friday, 8:00 PM
Biloxi, MS
Saturday, 8:00 PM
Atlanta, GA
Sunday, 6:30 PM
Raleigh, NC
Tuesday, 7:30 PM
Boston, MA
Wednesday, 8:00 PM
Hampton, NH
Thursday, 8:00 PM
Lincoln, RI
Saturday, 8:00 PM
Atlantic City, NJ
Sunday, 7:00 PM
Canandaigua, NY
Tuesday, 7:30 PM
Cincinnati, OH
Wednesday, 7:30 PM
Kansas City, MO
Saturday, 7:30 PM
Phoenix, AZ
Sunday, 7:00 PM
Valley Center, CA
Wednesday, 7:15 PM
Costa Mesa, CA
Friday, TBD
Saratoga, CA
Thursday, 7:00 PM
Tulalip, WA
Friday, 7:30 PM
Council Bluffs, IA
Tuesday, 8:00 PM
Colorado Springs, CO
Wednesday, 8:00 PM
Deadwood, SD
Wednesday, 7:30 PM
Northfield, OH
Saturday, 8:00 PM
Huntington, NY
Tuesday, 8:00 PM
Albany, NY


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Historic resource study for the carriage road system, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine /
"May, 1989." Map from pocket. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Folded map in pocket (v. 2) Includes bibliographical references (v. 2) and index. 2 ...
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The program offers classroom instruction on concepts and theory, integrated with intensive laboratory experience focusing on techniques and communication skills required for professional biotechnologists. It is an interdisciplinary program composed consists of 36 academic credits, including two intensive laboratory methods courses and a directed professional internship.
The internships consist of a minimum of 300 laboratory hours in an industry or government laboratory research agency and focus on intensive training. Students are required to compose a PowerPoint presentation and a professional portfolio illustrating accomplishments achieved during their internship experiences.


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Palm Beach Mall to be renovated as fashion outlet mallThursday, October 20th, 2011
Palm Beach Mall will be redeveloped as Palm Beach Fashion Outlets, New England Development announced this morning.
The Palm Beach Post first reported this in June.
The deal would turn around the largely empty mall on Palm Beach Lake Boulevard near I-95 and revitalize it as an outlet center, according to the news release. It is expected to open in 2013.
New England Development with partners Eastern Properties and Lubert Adler resolved the problem of multiple owners of the million feet of space there by buying the main property from ORIX Capital Markets as well as separately owned Macy's and Dillard's department stores. Both of those anchors are closed; only JCPenney remains as an anchor tenant.
In June, New England Development Chairman Stephen Karp told Post columnist Alexandra Clough that many premium outlets are interested in the location. Marketing material presented at a retailers conference in Orlando that month named Nordstrom Rack, Bloomingdale's Outlet Store and Neiman Marcus' Last Call. Other outlets listed are Nike, Gap, Old Navy and Ralph Lauren.


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Departments & Organizations
Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Immunology | Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development
Immunobiology: Lymphocyte Development
Research Interests
Epigenetic memory; Transgenerational inheritance; Chromatin biology more...
- Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles, 1996
Selected Publications
- Wan, M. et al. (2013) Inducible mouse models illuminate parameters influencing epigenetic inheritance. Development. 140: 843-852
- Chaiyachati, B., Jani, A., Wan, Y., Flavell, R. and Chi, T. ( 2012). BRG1-mediated immune tolerance: Facilitation of Treg activation and partial independence of chromatin remodeling. Embo J. 1-14
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Extended-stay hotel provides home-like accommodations at affordable prices. – In Short
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La the Darkman – 1000 Grams LyricsFollow
[Intro: La the Darkman]
This for all my niggas on the block...
Knawhatimean, word up... pushing that rock...
Knawhatimean, try'nna come up and get you a whole block
You know? Nahimsaying, yo
[La the Darkman]
I'mma state a couple facts, like to hear it, hear it go
Some people call it coke, some people call it blow
No matter the name, best believe it make dough
It's America's favorite rich drug, you know?
A sixteenth weight 1.5, probably pay
Fifty dollars for it, if you know some guys
An eightball, 3.5 grams, never pay more
Than a hundred fifty, for it, young soldier, if you can
Then you move to a quarter, 7.0
Two hundred to two fifty, you can get it, for sho
Now you on to a half 0, fourteen grams
You almost paid the rent, with this, my man
Cost you about 400, maybe 350
Might only get 12, if your peeps are shifty
I used to keep my scale with me, a small handheld
Nigga, tell me that it's weighed, I'mma weigh it myself
After that, come a whole onion, all 28
If you cop it for about 650, you straight
Make sure to scrape the plate, keep the razor straight
Do it right, bout 15 hundred, you can make
Then you copped one and a half, that's a little task
42 grams, cost eleven hundred cash
But if you flip it fast, you'll get four and a half
250 grams, now you ain't broke, fam
Pay 3,000 for that, you're slightly on the map
It depends on how much flip, you get back
But son, if your connect, is real like that
What ever you buy, he'll put on top, black
Now you got a half a brick, nigga, your hustle sick
But be careful homey, and don't buy shit
I know you thinking whip, cuz you seeing them stacks
But holmes, never show 'em what you got, relax
First cop a half and an ace, three quarters of a brick
You getting heavy, have somewhere to stash that shit
750 grams, boy, you're doing your thing
Watch them bitches, load them gats, serve the fiends
Feed your team, make sure, everybody eating
Once a week, you and your soldiers, have a meeting
Making sure nobody cheating, or stealing from the fam
You can build an empire, off a 1000 grams, my man...
[Outro: La the Darkman]
You knowhatimean, that's how it's done, youknowhatimean?
A ki, you know, that's how you get that
Once you get there, it can cost you anything or anywhere
From 16 to 24... depending on where you at and who you know
Take it from me, L.A.D., come up, nigga
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U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer at forum on guns, violence
U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., speaks with Steve Owens Friday after his first "American Issues Forum" in Fargo's Doublewood Inn and Conference Center. The event, featuring discussions by eight panelists and several audience members, focused on the topics of guns, violence and culture. Ryan Johnson / The Forum
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